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SALT LAKE CITY — A man accused of kidnapping, torturing and robbing another man was formally charged Wednesday.
Patrick Shipley, 37, was charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery, both first-degree felonies.
On April 16, police believe Shipley and four other men took their victim to the All Star Motel, 754 W. North Temple, and took off his clothing, duct taped his feet together, duct taped his mouth shut, repeatedly kicked and punched him, burned his skin and shaved his head, according to charging documents.
“(The victim) was eventually able to run from the room, naked and with duct tape wrapped around his neck and head,” the charges state. “(He) required emergency medical treatment for his injuries.”
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper spotted the man “running naked through traffic” in the area of 300 North and I-15, according to a police affidavit.
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Police arrested a man days after Utah Highway Patrol officers aided a man with multiple torture wounds who was found running naked along I-15.But the man refused to identify his alleged assailants “because they will find me,” he told law enforcers, the charges state. The victim said the men also threatened to find his girlfriend and kidnap and torture her too, according to charging documents.
“The victim in the case was extremely reluctant to provide information to officers even though he had clearly been held against his will, tortured and assaulted,” the affidavit states.
Detectives were able to trace the incident back to the motel, and in the room where the alleged torture occurred they found “a micro torch, a hatchet, a sword, duct tape and hair,” the charges state.
Investigators then linked Shipley to the room and arrested him a few days later. Prosecutors have requested he be held on $250,000 bail.
As of Wednesday, the names of other potential suspects had not been released by police.
